The Founding of a Nation: A History of the American Revolution, 1763-1776

The magisterial sweep of Merrill Jensen’s The Founding of a Nation remains unchallenged. Moving masterfully between provincial politics and imperial rivalries, Jensen’s splendid account of the political realities that shaped each of Britain’s thirteen mainland colonies during the years 1763-1776 sharply delineates the political context of the coming of the American Revolution. -Ronald Hoffman, Director, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture